Beyond the Robe: Science for Monks and All It Reveals about Tibetan Monks and Nuns

Bobby Sager  is a tough-minded businessman who made a fortune by seeing opportunity where others have not. In 2000, Bobby and his wife and kids founded the Sager Family Traveling Foundation & Roadshow (teamsager.org). Three-dozen trips later, the Sagers have established their own special brand of hands-on, eyeball-to-eyeball philanthropy. With Bobby, there are no handouts, no charity. His philanthropy uses business principles and business accountability whether it's fostering entrepreneurship in Rwanda and Palestine, training teachers in Pakistan, or a leadership program for Tibetan monks. Using his camera as a way to connect with people, Sager's photographs have been featured in numerous publications and have been seen by over 4 million people at concerts and events around the world. He authored  The Power of the Invisible Sun  (Chronicle Books, 2009), which was featured on NBC's  The Today Show  and ABC  World News , and UNICEF selected the book as one of its featured publications.  While acting as a pioneer in catalyzing Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) as a platform to make a difference, Sager has been recognized by YPO as the first ever recipient of their Global Humanitarian Award. He is also Honorary Consul General for the governments of both Rwanda and Nepal and has given speeches at venues around the world including the General Assembly Hall of the UN and the Sydney Opera House.  Bobby was the Executive Producer for  A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints  (2006), winner of Sundance Film Festival's Special Jury Prize and Venice Film Festival's Critics' Week Prize. Furthermore, his philanthropy was the inspiration for the NBC prime-time drama  The Philanthropist  (2009). Bobby received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Brandeis University and a Master's in Management from Yale University. Robert Thurman  is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University, President of Tibet House U.S., and President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies. He has B.A., A.M., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard and has studied in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India and the United States.  The New York Times  recently hailed him as "the leading American expert on Tibetan Buddhism."  The first American to have been ordained a Tibetan Buddhist monk (1962) and a personal friend of the Dalai Lama for over 40 years, Professor Thurman is a passionate advocate and spokesperson for the truth regarding the current Tibet-China situation and the human rights violations suffered by the Tibetan people under Chinese rule. He has also authored many books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics, and culture, including  Circling the Sacred Mountain ,  Essential Tibetan Buddhism ,  The Tibetan Book of the Dead ,  Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet ,  Infinite Life: Seven Virtues for Living Well , Inner Revolution ,  The Jewel Tree of Tibet , and most recently,  Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet and the World  (2008). Matthieu Ricard  is a Buddhist monk, an author, translator, and photographer. He has lived, studied, and worked in the Himalayan region for over 40 years. He earned a Ph.D. in cell genetics at the renowned Institut Pasteur under the Nobel Laureate Francois Jacob. He is the author and photographer of  Journey to Enlightenment ,  Buddhist Himalayas ,  Monk Dancers of Tibet ,  Tibet: An Inner Journey , Motionless Journey , and  Bhutan: Land of Serenity . Ricard donates all proceeds from his books and much of his time to 110 humanitarian projects in Himalayan areas (www.karuna-shechen.org) and to the preservation of the Tibetan cultural heritage (www.shechen.org). His work has been exhibited in New York (RMA Museum, Aperture Gallery), Paris, Perpignan (Visa pour l'image), Winthertur, Stockholm, and Hong Kong.  Since 1989, Ricard has served as the French interpreter for the Dalai Lama. He is an active member of the Mind and Life Institute, an organization dedicated to collaborative research between scientists and Buddhist scholars and meditators. When he is not traveling, Ricard resides at Shechen Monastery in Nepal.

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